The point of a homily is not just to give us something to think about, or to lead us to make a minor change in our life. It’s to form us to become more like Jesus Christ.

The pope, who regularly makes headlines with his off-the-cuff daily homilies, told the newbie priests to […] Ever doze off during a particularly boring Sunday homily? You’re probably not alone.

Rome, Italy, Sep 26, 2013 / 08:36 am. In his daily homily Pope Francis stressed the importance of having a personal encounter with Jesus, and said that there are three languages needed in order to ...

At one point in my training I knew a man who could go 15 to 20 minutes in a daily homily. It was a nightmare—although I must admit, usually he had at least one point that was kind of great.

The homily has been a source of pastoral concern and interest for the Pope since the beginning. He devoted a large portion of his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium – often seen as a ...

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There wasn’t a dry eye in the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Center City this morning, as Pope Francis celebrated mass for a packed congregation.